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Save the date of Dec. 2 to attend the Delaware Tax Institute at Widener University Delaware Law School. This program will feature the following presentations: "2016 Income Tax Developments"; "Recent Developments in Estate Planning"; "Choosing the Right Entity for Your Business Client"; "Partnership Audit Rules and Other Developments Impacting Business Entities"; "The Future of Life Insurance." Click here for more information and to register.

AAA-CPAThursday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. ESTSuccessor Liability — State & Local Tax Focus
Presented by Judy Vorndran, Attorney, CPA
Successor liability issues, when mishandled, can leave both the purchaser and the business exposed to liability. Join us to discuss strategies to minimize successor liability risk associated with a business
transaction transfer.

AAA-CPAThe requirements for obtaining a CPA license are demanding, with a recommended 150 credit hours of higher education, several years of field experience and a passing score on the rigorous CPA exam. Yet despite a CPA license rewarding dedicated accountants with a variety of job prospects in both the public and private sector, many are pursuing additional qualifications to further expand their knowledge and career opportunities. One such option is seeking a law degree to complement your CPA license. Not only will you receive further education and understanding into the nuances of tax and accounting principles, you will expand your expertise in other legal fields where your CPA license gives you a substantial advantage. Becoming a dually certified attorney-CPA is an obvious choice for CPAs looking for additional options and advantages over the course of their careers.READ MORE

Accounting TodayThe IRS has created a new Fast Track Mediation program to resolve collection cases and issues more quickly for taxpayers with outstanding tax debts. Revenue Procedure 2016-57, issued by the IRS, replaces the IRS's Fast Track Mediation procedure with a new program, Fast Track Mediation — Collection.
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ForbesTax shelter promoters cast a long shadow might be the lesson from last month's Tax Court decision in the case of Clyde Arashiro. Walter J. Hoyt III died in 2007. His death was reported in the then nascent tax blogosphere by two of its elder statesmen — Joe Kristan and Paul Carron. Hoyt was serving a long prison term from a 2001 conviction for an "investment scam that defrauded about 4,000 people in 41 states by selling them calves that did not exist."READ MORE

CPA Practice AdvisorAs tax filing season approaches, the IRS is reminding taxpayers who are self-employed or involved in the sharing economy to know about free resources that are available to help them with their taxes.
Sole proprietors and independent contractors can get helpful information from the IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center.
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Tax-NewsPresident-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that he will withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade treaty. In a short video on YouTube, he said that he would immediately "issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the TPP — a potential disaster for our country."READ MORE

The Associated Press via CNBCPresident-elect Donald Trump's proposals would modestly cut income taxes for most middle-class Americans. But for nearly 8 million families — including a majority of single-parent households — the opposite would occur: They'd pay more.
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